Citrus, Stone Fruit & Nuts
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Victoria remains the home of fruit and nuts
VICTORIA has been confirmed – again – as Australia’s largest fruit and nuts producer, accounting for about 90 per cent of peaches, 85 per cent…
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Australian grown lemons meeting all year demand
Record numbers of lemons are expected to be harvested in Far North Queensland this summer, helping the Australian industry achieve its goal of supplying Australian…
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Putting orchards on the map
CITRUS Australia’s traceability officer Paul Stephens has been responsible for populating the National Citrus Map. “My role basically involves gathering the data around all citrus…
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Growing a citrus data bank
MORE than 750 citrus farms across the country have been carefully mapped and included on a new National Citrus Map. Created by the University of…
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Horticulture work and housing boss needed, say citrus growers
CITRUS Australia has asked Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to appoint a commissioner of horticultural labour and accommodation to manage solutions to the current horticulture crisis.…
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Delite mandarins reach decade milestone
THIS year marks the 10th anniversary of Australia’s No.1 mandarin brand “Delite”. Nutrano Produce Group Farming Operation general manager Tania Chapman said the anniversary was…
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Nutrano’s sweet rise in a competitive world market
Yes, we have no bananas. Well, not since a few months ago anyway – that’s when Nutrano Produce Group made a large-scale fundamental shift in…
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Perfect weather is best hope for almond crop
Almond producers are in “the lap of the gods”, as they now rely on ideal weather conditions as their last hope for a good pollination…
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Trees that don’t need bees
Trapped for an immediate solution to keep Australia’s almond industry going without the hives it will need next month for pollination across Sunraysia, the industry…
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Bee crisis ‘extremely serious’ for Select Harvests
LEADING almond producer Select Harvests, which has orchards in the Mallee, the South Australian Riverland and Riverina in New South Wales, says the detection of…